Senior software engineer

Job Description

• Build scalable backend services on AWS and Java
• Sydney - with excellent work flexibility

About The Role

Join a collaborative engineering team within Insurance and Enterprise Technology, focused on delivering secure, scalable backend solutions. Working closely with delivery leaders, you will strengthen engineering practices across people, tools, and workflows. You'll develop Java and OCL backend services supporting strategic initiatives. This role combines hands‐on development with mentoring and design, supporting key business initiatives and continuous improvement across the technology landscape.

What You'll Do

• Design and build backend services using Java and cloud technologies to support enterprise platforms and customer outcomes.
• Analyse system requirements and create technical designs that ensure scalable, reliable solutions across multiple initiatives.
• Apply DevOps practices, including continuous integration and deployment, to improve delivery quality and speed.
• Coach and support engineers to build capability, share knowledge, and encourage consistent engineering standards.
• Contribute to secure development practices through code reviews, testing, and risk awareness in all stages of delivery.
• Perform unit and integration testing to ensure high-quality code and support end‐to‐end delivery outcomes.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Expertise in Java with a background in C++, OO, Shell scripting, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and Spring Hibernate for building backend applications with a willingness to work on OCL, APIs, microservices and React.
• Experience coaching and mentoring engineers (highly desirable).
• Strong programming skills and proficiency in Java, JavaScript, and SQL and experience with SQL databases.
• Strong AWS knowledge specifically CloudFormation, Lambda, ElastiCache.
• Experience with source code management, configuration management, build tools, API, and testing frameworks.

What You'll Enjoy

• Hybrid working, flexible leave, 20 weeks paid parental leave, and up to 5 days paid flexible leave annually.
• Paid study support, career breaks, on-the-job learning, and a $1,000 referral bonus.
• Free wellbeing coaching, a dedicated Employee Council, and confidential EAP access.
• Discounts at 400+ retailers, insurance savings, gym memberships, and reduced super fees.
• Paid volunteer leave, donation matching, and unlimited emergency response leave.
• Performance-based bonuses and Suncorp shares for eligible employees.

About Us

For over 100 years Suncorp Group has been driven by our guiding Purpose – to build futures and protect what matters. To ensure we deliver on that Purpose, we've made a commitment, built on trust, empowerment, and flexibility – to help our people unlock their full potential and unleash their best and brightest selves. With the backing and support of some of the most trusted names in insurance, the Suncorp Group family provide our people with every opportunity to grow their career as they make a meaningful difference for our customers and our communities. We're excited about what we can achieve together, working every day to be better, do more and realise the future we want to see just beyond the horizon.

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, we encourage you to contact phillip.jarratt@suncorp.com.au for a confidential conversation. To apply for this opportunity, please submit your application directly via the link provided.